Cigar and cigarette lighting container



May 31, 1927' R. H. DOAK CIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTING CONTAINER Filed Sept. 17 1925 Patented -Mayl.,

i? UNITEDSTATES "PATE-NTT; 'oifFIlcn. 1l

-. .Bussum n. noain'or PINE) BLUFF, namens.-

crean .AND crciliralcilzq'r rn menrrue coNrAnmn.

t Application le'd lSeptember The invention relates to 'individual containers for cigars and cigarettes and has for its object the provision 4of a two-part .container to cover a ci ar or'a cigarette'to pre- 5 vent it from being roken by carrying 1t in the pocket and has for lts object the provision of ysuch a container made of paper of reasonably heavy'quality' and comprising two members one slightly-larger in diameter than Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of tile'v container assembled, v

Figure 2 a longitudinal sectional view shcwinv' a cigar in position in the container,

an f Y A v Figure 3 a view of one of. the ends of the container.

' In the drawingssar 'referenceicliaracters will be used to dsignate'corresponding parts throughout the several views.'

member 1 being" slightly larger in diameter than-thc member -2 so that Aits op'en end will slip over and frictionally engage the open end of member 2 when acigar is in position therein and serves toprotect the cigar from orfbreaking incidental in the pocket. 40 .The members v of reasonably ,heavy stock to make the conf toA carrying vthe vcigar tainer` of suilicient rigidity to reinforce the.,

cigar and protect .it 'from-breakage in ordinary handling and' carrying in the pocket. r The ends' of the parts 1 and-2 are. closed and part 1 has thereon a chemical usually foundr A on the headfof a safety-matcln'such. for instance `as potassium'chlorate and antimony The improvedcontainer' compses. two 4.members designated 1 and 2, respectively, the

1': and 2 are formed of*4 paperl 17, i925.' serial m.- 56,977.

giulia, 'daqifg'na'ma 3, while match box containing phosphorus, th'is being designated at 4. By ,the rovision of the` parts 3 and 4v it will be un erstood that the smoker after removing the cigar fromthe,

.containerl may lightI it ybyfstriking 3 on 4 and on the end' of the Y' Y receptacle 2 will-be placed the usual in re-l dients ofv the striking. surface of' a sa ety l igniting the-receptacle y1, thus utilizing thereceptacle not only'as a container but also as an igniterfor thev cigar contained within the container.

-While the device has been illustrated in the drawings inconnection with cigars, it

v'will be apparent that by reducing the`diam eter of the container it may be utilized for holdirlg single'cigarettes for the same purpose that the device.used for holding the cigar, and furthermore that the end of the container may be provided with means for igniting the containerL to utilize it as a match when desiredv bythe smoker. 'It will also be apparent at the cigar container may be cigars of diierentdiameters and that the two parts of the container may be made-ofl suilicient length to, accommodate ci arg of different lengths or if desired that t e containe'rjmay be made of .any size found desirable, for the purpose to whichit is to be.

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What isclaimed is':- -f An individual containerl for cigars ,and `cigarettes, comprising a paper container siiciently rigid to reinforce its contents', said container cosisting'of two hbllow members i closed at one of '.theirends andv telescopically engaging one another at their open ends, a' strip of chemical composition on the end of' the inner member and covered by the outer member when the container is closed,and another strip of chemical on the closed .end

of the outer-member that will ignite said'- member when'rubbed on the ir'st mentioned strip.

-In testimony whereof I my signature.

RUSSELL H. DOAK'.'

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